The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced that Thales Australia has been awarded a $100 million contract to design a major sonar system upgrade for Collins class submarines.
Minister
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CSIRO set to improve chemical manufacturing
CSIRO has launched its “FloWorks” Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry today in Clayton, Victoria.
The aim of FloWorks is to provide cutting-edge research into flow chemistry capability, making
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OPINION: Should Australian companies set executive pay to a US benchmark?
It’s the time of the year when company boards and executives face their shareholders at annual general meetings. Boards will be asked to explain the pay packages of executives. Already some have
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Schaeffler cuts jobs but Asia Pac remains unaffected
In a bid to re-strategise its business plans for growth in 2017, German bearing maker Schaeffler has announced that it looks to shave off 500 jobs at its industrial division in Germany and other European
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Slow motion inspection camera for packaging plants
The X-Stream XS-720p slow motion camera by IDT offers continuous frame streaming via the PCI express 2.0 x4 interface with a sustained transfer speed of 1.75GB/sec.
I has been designed for checking and
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The real issues with the 457 visa aren’t being addressed
BlueScope launches workplace safety app
BlueScope Steel has partnered with TOLL, K&S Transport and Buzinga App Development to improve health and safety methods for their employees and contractors through the safety app, ‘SteelDrive’.
The
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Australia’s car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
Ford’s closure of its Geelong manufacturing plant last month is part of a broader story about Australia’s
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Carbon capture industry must expand says global body
Speaking at a press conference to launch its Global Status of CCS: 2016 Report at the twenty second conference of the parties (COP 22) in Marrakech yesterday, Global CCS Institute Chief Executive, Brad
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Earnings news, Trump speech lift Bluescope shares
Bluescope’s annual general meeting yesterday heard that the company was on track for a 50 per cent increase in underlying earnings for the year’s first-half, despite increases in coking coal prices and a global oversupply of steel.
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Posco among four bidders for Arrium as process heads into final stage
The second and final stage of bidding for Arrium Australia has seen the field narrowed to four, including South Korean steelmaker Posco through its venture capital arm.
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All a misunderstanding? Posco contradicts Hunt, says it’s not bidding for Arrium
Posco has directly contradicted industry minister Greg Hunt, who made a statement yesterday saying
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Moly-Cop sold to private equity firm for $1.6 billion: report
American Industrial Partners has reportedly purchased Arrium’s Moly-Cop grinding media business for $US1.23 billion (about $1.6 billion) according to a report this morning.
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Posco wants to upgrade Whyalla, increase capacity: industry minister
South Korea’s Posco is being mentioned as a potential saviour of the Arrium Whyalla steelworks, and, according to the federal industry minister, is considering an investment that would increase production by over 50 per cent.
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Greg Hunt and delegation meet Korea’s Posco regarding Arrium bid
A delegation including federal industry minister Greg Hunt, SA treasurer Tom Koutsantonis and unions has travelled to South Korea to meet with Posco, which has made a bid for collapsed iron ore and steel business Arrium.
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Colorbond continues anniversary celebrations with steel kangaroo mob
Next week 22 kangaroo-shaped Colorbond sculptures will be on display in Sydney’s The Rocks, as part of the coated steel’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Don’t get dumped on
Duties are imposed on products dumped in Australia, but the system catches some ‘good guys’ too, as Alan Johnson reports.
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Former Tata British Steel suitor emerges as Arrium bidder
Britain’s wealthy Gupta family is reportedly interested in Arrium’s steel and iron assets.
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Arrium steelworks to get back to full production tomorrow
Full production is expected to return at Arrium’s Whyalla steelworks tomorrow, following the September 28 South Australian blackout.
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Union boss: buy locally, as “other governments around the world are doing”
The head of the Australian Council of Trade Unions has said he will push for procurement provisions for government projects, inspired by the “Buy American” US policies following the Global Financial Crisis.
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